Abstract
We designed a Web-based, piano-roll interface using the
Web Audio API and associated JavaScript (JS) packages,
and embedded a Music Information Retrieval (MIR) tech-
nology for automatic note/chord suggestion that extends
what a user has already written.
1
In a preliminary investi-
gation, composers used the interface to devise two loops in
the style of electronic dance music (EDM) – one loop with
and one loop without the “suggest” button. Users reported
enjoying the suggestion functionality (mean rating 5.167
on a scale 1–7,
sd
= 1.528), and time-lapse composition
edits revealed that suggestion requests accounted for ap-
proximately 15% of user actions. Investigations are under-
way as to whether the suggestion functionality enhances
the perceived creativity of user compositions, in a study
where EDM listeners rate finished loops. Attendees of the
demo session will be able to listen to composed loops and
try out the interface for themselves.
1. INTRODUCTION
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 17th International Society for Music Information Retrieval Conference Late-breaking/Demo Session (ISMIR-LBD 2016) |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2016 |
Fields of science
- 202002 Audiovisual media
- 102 Computer Sciences
- 102001 Artificial intelligence
- 102003 Image processing
- 102015 Information systems
JKU Focus areas
- Computation in Informatics and Mathematics
- Engineering and Natural Sciences (in general)